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melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> it could take six months before the food and drug administration would make a final decision. it would take two years after approval before the fish would be ready for market aqua advantage says. >>> did you see sue palka? she's right there! >> surprise. scary. >> it's not one of those funny videos either. it's just sue. >> now i'm worried. hey, we've got a crazy topsyturvy forthe first night o fall and we'll be heating things up. we kept our last several days of summer feeling like fall and we'll switch things up, live look outside tonight. it's still really comfortable and we aren't going to be in the 40s like last night. how about the 50s? yeah, bailey still needs a jack in the morning, brian, but he can ditch it by recess. a comfortable cool night over the district, but we will heat up. here's a look at the temperatures we hit today officially, 80 degrees in d.c., but you can see not too far away raleigh was 89 degrees and detroit 90, cincinnati 92. here come the heat, atlanta 95 degrees today and st. louis 92. little rock 97, this is the heat that w
melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> it could take six months before the food and drug administration would make a final decision. it would take two years after approval before the fish would be ready for market aqua advantage says. >>> did you see sue palka? she's right there! >> surprise. scary. >> it's not one of those funny videos either. it's just sue. >> now i'm worried. hey, we've got a crazy topsyturvy forthe first night o fall and we'll be heating things up....
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melanie alnwick, fox news. >>> do you got one of these? afternoon storms dumping hail on parts of our region this first day of fall. fox5 viewers sent us a picture of what rolled through their ground in leesburg. it almost looks like a dusting of snow. >> don't say that. >> don't go there, brian. >> we're still scarred from the blizzard. >> definitely for sure. it's hard to believe we're already changing to fall after a winter like that. those storms had a lot of energy with them and the lightning show was impressive too. they're just about out of here. we don't have any lightning showing up in our area but the storms are slow to weak enen on the eastern shore. there's not much going on on the d.c. area. to the shore you can see the big line of storms with a lot of lightning. that extends all the way out to the cape may area and there could be one or two more showers still over on the allegheny front later tonight. we have a stalled front to the north and that's where the energy is coming from. max hd satellite and radar puts it into motio
melanie alnwick, fox news. >>> do you got one of these? afternoon storms dumping hail on parts of our region this first day of fall. fox5 viewers sent us a picture of what rolled through their ground in leesburg. it almost looks like a dusting of snow. >> don't say that. >> don't go there, brian. >> we're still scarred from the blizzard. >> definitely for sure. it's hard to believe we're already changing to fall after a winter like that. those storms had a lot...
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melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> thank you for watching on this wednesday morning, september 22nd as we take a live look over the washington monument on what is a beautiful morning out there. but heat and humidity, it looks like it is making a return. good morning. i'm sarah simmons in for gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. let's say good morning to tony perkins. >> summer is trying to hold on a little bit longer. it will feel like it for another couple of days. i think it will be more humid tomorrow than it will be today. still, warm temperatures on the way after another great day yesterday. >> it was beautiful. >> it was fantastic. let's take a look at the current conditions. we are at 69 at reagan national airport. relative humidity at 68%. winds are out of the south at 10 miles per hour. that is significant. as long as we have the suggested early and southwesterly breezes, that is what is going to bring the warm air into our region. here is a look at the satellite- radar. it is not a bad picture. we have skies once again mostly clear. i do think we'll see a few more clouds to
melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> thank you for watching on this wednesday morning, september 22nd as we take a live look over the washington monument on what is a beautiful morning out there. but heat and humidity, it looks like it is making a return. good morning. i'm sarah simmons in for gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. let's say good morning to tony perkins. >> summer is trying to hold on a little bit longer. it will feel like it for another couple of days. i think...
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melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> the famous arrest inform st. louis was designed to last hundreds of years but things are not quite going as planned. up next, is one most famous structures in our country in danger of falling apart? we'll take a look. >>> plus, the defending super bowl champs getting really hyped up. this monday night thriller came down to a field goal. we'll have that next on fox amorning news. activia is better than ever! hey, you guys. want to try activia's great new taste? isn't this the yogurt that, you know... helps regulate your digestive system. ooh, i think i'll pass. no, no, no! trust me. it is beyond tasty. mmm! wow! i can't believe it, i love it! mmm, this is really good! new best tasting activia ever! ♪ activia now you can join the fight against breast cancer every time you enjoy an activia. give hope with every cup of activia. [ quinand this is my eggo., on fridays i have hockey before school, so i take two eggo homestyle waffles and put peanut butter inside. [ whispering ] i ad
melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> the famous arrest inform st. louis was designed to last hundreds of years but things are not quite going as planned. up next, is one most famous structures in our country in danger of falling apart? we'll take a look. >>> plus, the defending super bowl champs getting really hyped up. this monday night thriller came down to a field goal. we'll have that next on fox amorning news. activia is better than ever!...
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melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> checking a health alert now. take aing dip in the pool could afternoonly increase your risk of cancer. researchers in spain studied a group of swimmers who used indoor clear national pools. they found evidence of dna mutations and rest practice piertory problems after swimmers spent just 40 minutes in the water. health experts say the positive impacts could be increased by reducing the level of chemicals in the pool. >>> a new study out of israel suggests milk can help adults lose weight. researchers looked at older adults who followed a low-fat mediterranean or low carb diet and those who drank the most milk and had the highest vitamin d levels at six months lost more weight after two years compared to those who had little or no milk. the average weight loss some milk drinkers was about 1 pounds. >>> strict of your handshake could indicate how long you live. researchers in london measured peep's balance, grip strength and their ability to get up from a chair. most were over 60 and the one that did best were like
melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> checking a health alert now. take aing dip in the pool could afternoonly increase your risk of cancer. researchers in spain studied a group of swimmers who used indoor clear national pools. they found evidence of dna mutations and rest practice piertory problems after swimmers spent just 40 minutes in the water. health experts say the positive impacts could be increased by reducing the level of chemicals in the pool. >>> a new study out of...
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melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> exciting stuff. >>> we still have a lot more for you. weather and traffic and our top stories including new information about what may have sparked that deadly shooting at johns hopkins hospital. we'll hear what the shooter's brother thinks. you are watching fox 5 morning news. we're back after this. well, i love a deal on a designer bag as much as the next girl! love! i love love love! as a buyer for t.j.maxx, i'm always on the hunt. i check out the shows. i see what's happening on the street. and i work deals directly with the designers. so when i score... you score. gimme a fashionista... i'll make her a maxxinista. t.j.maxx. check us out on facebook for a chance to win a 500 dollar shopping spree! >>> we take a live look at the rush hour on the wilson bridge picking up this morning. should be a nice, beautiful day again as the day progresses. welcome back, everyone. >> so what is the deal with the rain that we had last night. i woke up to a lot of wet roads this morning. >> we did get rain yesterday afternoon, last night as predicted
melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> exciting stuff. >>> we still have a lot more for you. weather and traffic and our top stories including new information about what may have sparked that deadly shooting at johns hopkins hospital. we'll hear what the shooter's brother thinks. you are watching fox 5 morning news. we're back after this. well, i love a deal on a designer bag as much as the next girl! love! i love love love! as a buyer for t.j.maxx, i'm always on the hunt. i check out...
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there is a new service that can help buyers sort out what their best options are and melanie alnwick steps in to explain. >> reporter: before you even step on to a car lot, you will want to do your research and the internet is a great resource. now, there is an extra service for car shoppers and you can find it here on our my fox home page. it's called auto privileges, where you can earn extra winnie fits while learning -- extra benefits. first, sign up. after you do that, you will notice something different. points that add up in your account. the points are incentives for you to keep learning about different cars, car maintenance and auto safety as you click around the site. and you can gain more than just knowledge. you can use your points to buy small gifts or tickets to drawings for big giveaways, like vacations or electronics. auto privileges said you can earn whole you learn. the vehicle reviews tell what you is hot and what is not about each model. >> never feel taxed or lethargic. >> and -- like raiders like kelly blue book, c-net and the ride show. >> you have to watch the
there is a new service that can help buyers sort out what their best options are and melanie alnwick steps in to explain. >> reporter: before you even step on to a car lot, you will want to do your research and the internet is a great resource. now, there is an extra service for car shoppers and you can find it here on our my fox home page. it's called auto privileges, where you can earn extra winnie fits while learning -- extra benefits. first, sign up. after you do that, you will notice...
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melanie alnwick, fox news. >> still have alet more for you including the big american idol makeover. >> after months of speculation, the american idol judges are finally announced. i'm adam housley. we'll have that story coming up from inglewood, california. oweanyo four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >>> welcome back. a reminder for you. we are raising money for children's hospital along with our partners, mix 107.3. this is a live picture down there where our own tony perkins is standing by at children's hospital this morning. >> can you donate now by phone. the number is on the bottom of your screen. or online at mix 1073. com. the key wo
melanie alnwick, fox news. >> still have alet more for you including the big american idol makeover. >> after months of speculation, the american idol judges are finally announced. i'm adam housley. we'll have that story coming up from inglewood, california. oweanyo four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four...
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melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> that hearing on the hill was intended as fuel for the senate to pass a paycheck fairness bill which the house passed in 2009. >>> many people were jumping for their lives from an eight- story apartment building. i'll have the details. coming up when fox 5 morning news returns. >>> we take a look at the capitol there in the background. temperatures in the 60s. other than cooler out in the suburbs. >> yeah, 54. >> 54 at home this morning may i report. >> excellent. is that official? >> i don't know. it is what my car said. >> 54 at gurvir'sous if you are lucky enough to be waking up out there. for the rest of us, low 60s here in washington. our highs in the low 70s. no rain expected today. the deluge arrives tonight. let's get to the maps and we'll give you the latest and satellite-radar indicating that we have some cloud cover moving in from the south. there you can see it. was going on here is we're tapping into a lot of gulf moisture and we have a tropical depression. i'll show it to you in a few minutes. it is down across southern florida. clouds inc
melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> that hearing on the hill was intended as fuel for the senate to pass a paycheck fairness bill which the house passed in 2009. >>> many people were jumping for their lives from an eight- story apartment building. i'll have the details. coming up when fox 5 morning news returns. >>> we take a look at the capitol there in the background. temperatures in the 60s. other than cooler out in the suburbs. >> yeah, 54. >> 54 at home this...
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melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> get a car seat back there? >> maybe one of those cars. >> you can get four people in it, so you never know. >> then if you do that, it's a minivan conference. >> a little rain today, much needed rain? >> we could have used more. we have might get another round, but it definitely is going to be a quick hitter what's coming through next. been looking at some thunderstorms out to our west and i cannot believe how fast these are moving east at about 55 miles an hour, as fast as you drive your car and some are producing damaging winds but by the time it gets to d.c. not a whole lot will happen, but you can surely tell there's a lot of moisture in the air as we look live at the washington monument tonight. first stop radar, not much to see around here. yes, it's been raining very lightly, some of that not even showing up on radar, but here comes our next batch that we'll be watching. it does seem to be trying to form into more of a line here. the severe thunderstorm warning that was in effect for garrett county is do
melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> get a car seat back there? >> maybe one of those cars. >> you can get four people in it, so you never know. >> then if you do that, it's a minivan conference. >> a little rain today, much needed rain? >> we could have used more. we have might get another round, but it definitely is going to be a quick hitter what's coming through next. been looking at some thunderstorms out to our west and i cannot believe how fast these are...
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melanie alnwick takes a look at the debate. >> it is a popular choice on many plates. >> reporter: it is tough to find it in the wild anymore. much of the atlantic salmon sold in the u.s. comes from commercial fish farms. now the fish khambrel marshalling company, aqua bounty, has figured out a to put a greght hormone into the eggs. it makes the hatchlings grow faster an better in the contained environment. >> we think that this is a safe and sustainable alternative to meet the growing food needs of a growing population. >> reporter: sounds good but critics say not so fast. >> it has been shown that in genetically engineered substances and animals, the health problems develop over time. >> reporter: groups like the alliance for natural health and consumers union are raising concern about whether the gene increases the risk of allergic reaction and if consumers could injerrold post the growth hormone. >> the science was so poorly done with small sample sizes that we don't know. >> reporter: consumers union says data was derived from samples of less than 75 fish. aqua bounty stands by i
melanie alnwick takes a look at the debate. >> it is a popular choice on many plates. >> reporter: it is tough to find it in the wild anymore. much of the atlantic salmon sold in the u.s. comes from commercial fish farms. now the fish khambrel marshalling company, aqua bounty, has figured out a to put a greght hormone into the eggs. it makes the hatchlings grow faster an better in the contained environment. >> we think that this is a safe and sustainable alternative to meet...
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melanie alnwick is here to show us how to compare and save money. >> reporter: there are 9 companies you can buy residential power from, three in the district and you will have to have a little bit of homework to figure out the best deal. in the end, you could cut as much as 20% off of your power bill. if you live in maryland or d.c., sooner or later, you will get one of these and that is an offer to switch your power provider. >> there is nothing to be uncomfortable about. >> reporter: russell lacey is the president of electric advisers, a licensed energy broker. his company helps businesses and home owners lower their electric bills. >> in some cases, we're able to drop business electricity costs by 20%. >> reporter: power some comes from many sources, wind, coal and nuclear and power plants generate and transmit it. that makes up the generation and transmission charges on your bill. add those two together and start comparing rates. >> it's my belief anyone not with a third-party provider is throwing away mean. >> reporter: take pepco. the standard rate is 10.4 cents per kilowatt h
melanie alnwick is here to show us how to compare and save money. >> reporter: there are 9 companies you can buy residential power from, three in the district and you will have to have a little bit of homework to figure out the best deal. in the end, you could cut as much as 20% off of your power bill. if you live in maryland or d.c., sooner or later, you will get one of these and that is an offer to switch your power provider. >> there is nothing to be uncomfortable about. >>...
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melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> one more tip here. you'll also want to find out if your contract renews automatically and for virginia viewers we didn't mention you because electricity is not deregulated yet in the commonwealth. >>> another day i'm assuming in the 90s. >> oh, yeah. >> i feel like i should have direct deposit to bg and e for my electricity bill this whole summer and winter. >> it was nice to turn it off, but i had to turn it back on. >> you might as well leave it on through tomorrow. today was our 65th day at or above 90 this year. we only need one more to tie the record of all time days at or above 90 for a year. >> we can do it. >> i think we'll have one more, but we've got cooler weather. hang in there. tomorrow is the last of unseasonably warm broiler heat for us in d.c. humidity has climbed a bit tonight, but we aren't see seeing anything on radar. we had one -- aren't seeing anything on radar. we had one or two stray showers which have all dissipated. we did get up into the low 90s again, tied a record 93, dulles
melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> one more tip here. you'll also want to find out if your contract renews automatically and for virginia viewers we didn't mention you because electricity is not deregulated yet in the commonwealth. >>> another day i'm assuming in the 90s. >> oh, yeah. >> i feel like i should have direct deposit to bg and e for my electricity bill this whole summer and winter. >> it was nice to turn it off, but i had to turn it back on. >> you...
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melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> all the pundits were on the morning talk shows. the first family headed over to church at st. johns episcopal. that's located on the other side of lafayette square from the white house. this is the fourth time the obamas attended st. johns and it's certainly popular with presidents. every sitting president since james madison has visited. >>> france's first couple? new york ahead of the millennium development goal summit. france's first lady carla bruni recently made headlines as the author of a new book quoting my show obama that life in the white house was hell. representatives for both families denied the statement ever happened but the book will be on shelves in france later this week. >>> iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad is calling efforts towards his country's nuclear program pathetic. he said it's turned the united nation sanctions into an economic opportunity. he arrived today in new york ahead of the general assembly. hillary clinton said iran is suffering because of those sanctions. >> the information we're getting i
melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> all the pundits were on the morning talk shows. the first family headed over to church at st. johns episcopal. that's located on the other side of lafayette square from the white house. this is the fourth time the obamas attended st. johns and it's certainly popular with presidents. every sitting president since james madison has visited. >>> france's first couple? new york ahead of the millennium development goal summit. france's first lady carla...
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melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> parents want to give their kids every advantage out there, but did you know it could come down to what's on their plate? we're breaking down the top brain foods coming up next. >>> today's five-day forecast is brought to you by your local dodge jeep and chrysler dealers. n words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy, low-fat yogurt. mcdonald's new strawberry banana and wildberry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ >>> the experts say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and as your kids get settled back to school, breakfast isn't the only
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melanie alnwick, thanks very much. >>> no debating the weather today. absolutely fabulous. people giving you high fives. nice day for you. >> you walk in today and everyone is applauding. >> metaphorically speaking. i didn't get any real high fives. hey, there we go, high five. it's going to be good. it was a great weekend. it was good today, it's perfect tomorrow. i mean nearly perfect. i don't know how you dined perfect in the weather -- you define perfect in the weather. this weekend we have a warmup coming our way. instead of talking high 80s, low 80s, we are going to be talking high 80s, low 90s. summertime coming back at least for a few days later this week. just perfect out there this evening. here's what's going on this evening, though. temperatures in the 70s, lower 70s, 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 temperatures down into the 60s believe it or not, tomorrow morning is going to be very, very cool out there. 40s out for the suburbs, high pressure centered just to the north of us and when you get this type of setup, again, the clear skies, the relatively light winds and the high
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melanie alnwick has more. >> reporter: two-plus years after the foreclosure crisis began, you would think we would be almost out of the woods. not even close and said maureen friar. >> we know from our studies delinquencies are up and foreclosures will continue. >> reporter: mucking up the situation more, revelations by two mortgage lenders. ally financial and j.p. morgan chase, that the employees were pushing through foreclosures without reviewing the paperwork for accuracy. >> sounds like they were processing them quickly for some and not applying what was necessary. >> reporter: they signed off on 10,000 to 18,000 foreclosures a month. ally and j.p. morgan chase have both said they will halt some of the foreclosures to review the procedures and many believe other lenders will do the same. >> people signed without reading and understanding and we think slowing it down is a good idea. some economists believe too much of a slowdown could further hurt the housing market. with unemployment high and home values low, the foreclosure hangover is going to be around for awhile and possible forec
melanie alnwick has more. >> reporter: two-plus years after the foreclosure crisis began, you would think we would be almost out of the woods. not even close and said maureen friar. >> we know from our studies delinquencies are up and foreclosures will continue. >> reporter: mucking up the situation more, revelations by two mortgage lenders. ally financial and j.p. morgan chase, that the employees were pushing through foreclosures without reviewing the paperwork for accuracy....
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fox 5's reporter melanie alnwick explains how you can protect your child. >> reporter: we protect our kids from so many dangers, cars, chemicals, the occasional stray dog, but protecting their credit? >> that's the world in which we're living today. >> reporter: now you can add that to the list of things parents have to look out for. >> i think parents should be very worried. >> reporter: federal investigators have uncovered fraud schemes targeting kids and their social security numbers. that's caused social security's officer of inspector general to take a closer hook. >> from a credit record establishment standpoint a child's number would be valuable to have. >> reporter: because until a child gets a job there's no employment or credit history attached to that social security number and vulnerable, unscrupulous companies figured out how to crack the code explains john verde of the electronic privacy information center. >> the social security agency has made public how they establish and assign social security numbers. so identity thieves can reverse engineer that algorithm to identi
fox 5's reporter melanie alnwick explains how you can protect your child. >> reporter: we protect our kids from so many dangers, cars, chemicals, the occasional stray dog, but protecting their credit? >> that's the world in which we're living today. >> reporter: now you can add that to the list of things parents have to look out for. >> i think parents should be very worried. >> reporter: federal investigators have uncovered fraud schemes targeting kids and their...
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fox 5's melanie alnwick looks at the debate. >> reporter: atlantic salmon high in protein and omega 3 fatty acids is a popular choice on many plates, but it's tough to find in the wild anymore. much of the atlantic salmon sold in the u.s. comes from commercial fish farms. now the fish farming company aqua bounty has figured out a way to put a growth hormone gene into atlantic salmon eggs. the gene mix taken from the chinook salmon and a eel makes the hatchlings grand canyon faster in a contained -- hatch lippings grow faster in a contained environment. -- hatchlings grow faster in a contained environment. >> it's been shown the health problems develop over time. >> reporter: groups like the alliance for natural health and consumers union are raising concerns about whether the gene increases the risk of allergic reaction and if consumers could ingest the growth hormone. >> the science was so poorly done with small sample sizes that we don't know. >> reporter: consumers union says data was derived from samples of less than 75 fish. aqua bounty stands by its science. >> we produced a tre
fox 5's melanie alnwick looks at the debate. >> reporter: atlantic salmon high in protein and omega 3 fatty acids is a popular choice on many plates, but it's tough to find in the wild anymore. much of the atlantic salmon sold in the u.s. comes from commercial fish farms. now the fish farming company aqua bounty has figured out a way to put a growth hormone gene into atlantic salmon eggs. the gene mix taken from the chinook salmon and a eel makes the hatchlings grand canyon faster in a...
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melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> 7:26 right now. thanks, melanie. and coming up on fox 5 morning news, we'll get the latest on today's top stories. plus the biggest headlines out of tuesday's election, it's the power of the tea party. but will the wins translate in november. we'll take a look at that. >>> and as we head to break, we'll take a live look outside with the latest forecast and julie has a look at traffic. folks heading over the 14th street bridge. 7:27 right now. we'll be back after this. "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it's a llama!" cleaning the stain like he would a llama stain. time he's wasting. ♪ call 1-800-steemer to me a great fashion story is about taking what's out there and making it work for my readers. at the magazine, i'm all about helping them get the looks for less. that's t.j.maxx. my assistant says, "isn't that all last season's fashions?" no way! t.j.maxx works deals directly with designers. that's how they can do it. this full-time fa
melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> 7:26 right now. thanks, melanie. and coming up on fox 5 morning news, we'll get the latest on today's top stories. plus the biggest headlines out of tuesday's election, it's the power of the tea party. but will the wins translate in november. we'll take a look at that. >>> and as we head to break, we'll take a live look outside with the latest forecast and julie has a look at traffic. folks heading over the 14th street bridge. 7:27 right now....
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melanie alnwick, fox news. >> the social security association will change how it assigns number. the numbers will be random, instead of the formula in place since 1936. >>> and fall starts tonight but you can't tell that by looking at the temperature or the conditions outside. it will be hot today. >> holly morris is spending the morning at the fashional harbor where they have plenty to do while the weather is still nice and warm. >> reporter: and they continue to have new things to do while the weather is warm and even as it gets cooler because you'll work up a sweat. we are on top of a brand new ropes here. it's all part of the program. this is david. and he is the person that designed and built this and this is isabel. and good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> reporter: and when i first heard i was going to do the ropes course, and i was like, we've been there and dob that. but this is new and different? >> this is multiple person challenges. most rope courses have individual challenges high in the air, like zip loan or -- zip line. >> reporter: so i can walk at the
melanie alnwick, fox news. >> the social security association will change how it assigns number. the numbers will be random, instead of the formula in place since 1936. >>> and fall starts tonight but you can't tell that by looking at the temperature or the conditions outside. it will be hot today. >> holly morris is spending the morning at the fashional harbor where they have plenty to do while the weather is still nice and warm. >> reporter: and they continue to...
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fox 5's money reporter melanie alnwick is here. >> i went to the potomac trash summit where i caught up with the ultimate cheap sky. he showed me how to do a trash audit to discover where you're wasting money. jeff yeager knows a lot of things, but one of his favorite subjects is trash. >> here's the great news if you're a cheapskate like me, which is by producing less trash, you are going to save money, and that's what my trash autopsy is all about. >> reporter: a trash autopsy, says yeager, is a thorough dissect shun v all your discards, garbage, and recycling. >> look at all that, see what i'm talking about in the's you know credible. >> reporter: what you find will tell you where you're throwing money away. >> is it's like i'm look 18 bank account. >> reporter: first he picks on plastic water bottles. >> it would cost $1400 a year to get all of your water in bottles, as opposed to 47 cents to get it out of the tap. >> reporter: lots of packaging means could you shop smarter. senate's probably cost ugh 50 to 150% more to bay those small containers versus buying a large container o
fox 5's money reporter melanie alnwick is here. >> i went to the potomac trash summit where i caught up with the ultimate cheap sky. he showed me how to do a trash audit to discover where you're wasting money. jeff yeager knows a lot of things, but one of his favorite subjects is trash. >> here's the great news if you're a cheapskate like me, which is by producing less trash, you are going to save money, and that's what my trash autopsy is all about. >> reporter: a trash...
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melanie alnwick jones us with -- joins us with an update. >> reporter: the fda advisory committee appears likely to recommend approval of the aqua advantage salmon. today's debate focuses on whether consumers with told their fish could be made. >> does the way it is produced change it into something different. >> i think any time you split multiple different fish, you create a new animal. >> reporter: they hope the new fda will agree and require the labeling. greg javy of the center for science and the public interest and the member of the fda advisory committee, believes the safety questions would be answer. >> while they thought the necessary data, they didn't see anything that suggests this would be approved. >> csgi, known by some as the food police doesn't think the rbi can require a label. but it would give it the distinction. >> that would give you the ability to choose. >> that would be something like not genetically engineered or no added growth hormones, or cage-free eggs. and those are the things that consumers say when making their buying just. every information said they want
melanie alnwick jones us with -- joins us with an update. >> reporter: the fda advisory committee appears likely to recommend approval of the aqua advantage salmon. today's debate focuses on whether consumers with told their fish could be made. >> does the way it is produced change it into something different. >> i think any time you split multiple different fish, you create a new animal. >> reporter: they hope the new fda will agree and require the labeling. greg javy...
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melanie alnwick is here to l us how. >> reporter: this smithsonian partnered with qvc to make limited checks. this is the first name they have worked with an outside retailer like this and it hopes the public loves the amazing gems and will bring in more money for the museum's program. >> reporter: some of the world's most amazing gems are here at the smithsonian institution of natural history. >> the gem hall is one of the most popular places we have. >> reporter: the museum is cashing in on that popularity, partnershipping with qvc to sell a new line of jewelry based on its check. designers poured over -- went over the treasured pieces with the curator. >> this is a fun opportunity for us to bring some things out of the fault. >> reporter: -- vault. >> reporter: some of the favorites are featured in the september sale. you may not be able to afford this edwardian and pearl ring, but its qvc cousin is $154. other inspiring as are turquoise earrings based on this wedding gift from napoleon to empress marie louise. >> every piece that comes in to us seems to come with a story. >> repor
melanie alnwick is here to l us how. >> reporter: this smithsonian partnered with qvc to make limited checks. this is the first name they have worked with an outside retailer like this and it hopes the public loves the amazing gems and will bring in more money for the museum's program. >> reporter: some of the world's most amazing gems are here at the smithsonian institution of natural history. >> the gem hall is one of the most popular places we have. >> reporter: the...
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melanie alnwick has details on an unprecedented new idea to raise funds. >> reporter: some of the world's most amazing gems are here at the smithsonian's museum of natural history. now, the museum is cashing in on the popularity partnering with qvc to sell a new line of jewelry paced on its collection. designers pored over the treasured pieces with curator jeffrey post. >> this is a fun opportunity for us to bring some things out of the vault. >> reporter: some of favorites will be featured in the september sale. you may not able to afford this edwardian diamond and pearl ring ring but the qvc suspect inis $154. other inspirations include turquoise earrings based on this wedding gift from napoleon to the empress like the smithsonian's own blue heart diamond cut 100 years ago. >> judith ripka had the opportunity to come down ad meet with jeff. >> her recreation, a 1 carat blue top as surrounded by dime ontario. -- topaz surrounded by diamonds. >> reporter: there are # pieces in the first sale. >> they may never come back to the public. our hope is to move on and do newer more exciting jewe
melanie alnwick has details on an unprecedented new idea to raise funds. >> reporter: some of the world's most amazing gems are here at the smithsonian's museum of natural history. now, the museum is cashing in on the popularity partnering with qvc to sell a new line of jewelry paced on its collection. designers pored over the treasured pieces with curator jeffrey post. >> this is a fun opportunity for us to bring some things out of the vault. >> reporter: some of favorites...
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melanie alnwick is off today. and a look at how trash could save you some cash. but first the summer like temperatures have been baking. if you got used to it, things are about to change. gwen tolbert is down in the weather center with change. >> talk about one extreme to the other. let's look at what the highs were yesterday because we broke records at a couple of locations. 93 degrees at national airport. 93 at dulles. and that was a record that was broken. and baltimore 91 degrees. well we're a far cry from that as we move through into the course of today. already starting out very much on the cooler side. we currently have 67 degrees at national airport. only 59 degrees at gaithersburg. and we've got 59 at fredericksberg as well. and 68 degrees at annapolis. our live doppler radar showing you we have a little bit of wet weather moving in across the region. and that is something we're going to keep an eye on during the course of the day. a few light sprinkles right now. we'll see that change during the course of the evening hours. and back to the maps. for tod
melanie alnwick is off today. and a look at how trash could save you some cash. but first the summer like temperatures have been baking. if you got used to it, things are about to change. gwen tolbert is down in the weather center with change. >> talk about one extreme to the other. let's look at what the highs were yesterday because we broke records at a couple of locations. 93 degrees at national airport. 93 at dulles. and that was a record that was broken. and baltimore 91 degrees....
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fox 5s money reporter melanie alnwick is looking at the pay gap and the reasons behind it. >> reporter: a new report by the government accountability office shows that even mothers becoming managers make about 20% overall less than fathers and that spawned a new phrase on capitol hill. there is a new word in washington to describe women's pay. representative carolyn maloney calls it the mom bop. >> -- mom bomb. >> in other words is it the one- time explosion? >> reporter: the mom bomb is the hit on pay for full-time working mothers. for those with more than one child? >> it's a cluster bomb. >> a cluster bomb? >> it s. >> reporter: a new report by the government accountability office looked at pay of managers across industries and found for every dollar earned by a male manager with children, a female manager with children earns 79 cents. some of that bigyps right out of school, said this researcher. >> women start at a lower compensation than men and there is a pay gap just for being a girl. >> reporter: women as a whole are less locally to ask for more pay. career choice could be a r
fox 5s money reporter melanie alnwick is looking at the pay gap and the reasons behind it. >> reporter: a new report by the government accountability office shows that even mothers becoming managers make about 20% overall less than fathers and that spawned a new phrase on capitol hill. there is a new word in washington to describe women's pay. representative carolyn maloney calls it the mom bop. >> -- mom bomb. >> in other words is it the one- time explosion? >>...